§ 1751 Definitions
§ 1752 Rules
§ 1753 Duties of commissioner
§ 1755 Quarantine
§ 1756 Appraisal, destruction and indemnity
§ 1757 Poultry Disease Control Fund
§ 1758 Salmonella enteritidis risk reduction and surveillance program
§ 1759 Vehicle detainment and inspection

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 7 > Part 4 > Chapter 303 - Control of Diseases

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Articles of organization: means the articles described in former chapter 13, section 622. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Authorized agent: means employees of the department, veterinarians licensed by the State to practice veterinary medicine while performing official duties for the department, employees of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, or other persons designated by the commissioner. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1751
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Base level of employment: means the greater of either the total employment in the State of a business as of March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st of the calendar year immediately preceding the year of the business's application to become a certified Pine Tree Development Zone business divided by 4 or its average employment during the base period. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • Catastrophic occurrence: means a fire, flood, hurricane, windstorm, earthquake or other similar event that is not within the control of a business to prevent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • Certificate of formation: means the certificate described in section 1531, and the certificate as amended or restated. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Certificate of limited partnership: means the certificate required by section 1321. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's duly authorized agent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1751
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Constituent limited liability company: means a constituent organization that is a limited liability company. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Constituent limited partnership: means a constituent organization that is a limited partnership. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Constituent organization: means an organization that is party to a merger. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Constituent organization: means an organization that is party to a merger. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Converted organization: means the organization into which a converting organization converts pursuant to sections 1645 to 1648. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Converted organization: means the organization into which a converting organization converts pursuant to sections 1432 to 1435. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Converting limited liability company: means a converting organization that is a limited liability company. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Converting limited partnership: means a converting organization that is a limited partnership. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Converting organization: means an organization that converts into a converted organization pursuant to section 1645. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Converting organization: means an organization that converts into another organization pursuant to section 1432. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the Department of Economic and Community Development. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Distribution: means a transfer of money or other property from a limited partnership to a partner in the partner's capacity as a partner or to a transferee on account of a transferable interest owned by the transferee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Distribution: except as otherwise provided in section 1555, subsection 4, means a transfer of money or other property from a limited liability company to another person on account of a transferable interest. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Domestic animals: means cattle, equines, goats, sheep, swine, cats, dogs, domesticated cervids or other domesticated animals; large game as defined in section 1341, subsection 5; and poultry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1751
  • Electronic transmission: means any process of communication that does not directly involve the physical transfer of paper and that is suitable for the retention, retrieval and reproduction of information by the recipient. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Experiential tourism: means tourism that allows individuals to be active participants in outdoor recreational activities including but not limited to: hiking, camping, birding and other wildlife viewing, nature photography, visits to historical and cultural sites and museums, nature tourism, adventure tourism and ecotourism. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Foreign limited liability company: means an organization that is:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Foreign limited liability limited partnership: means a foreign limited partnership whose general partners have limited liability for the obligations of the foreign limited partnership under a provision similar to section 1354, subsection 3. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Foreign limited partnership: means a partnership formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this State and required by those laws to have one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Foreign organization: means an organization that is formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • General partner: means :
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • General partner: means a general partner of a limited partnership. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governing statute: means the statute that governs an organization's internal affairs. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Labor market unemployment rate: means the average unemployment rate as published by the Department of Labor for the labor market or markets in which potential qualified Pine Tree Development Zone employees are located for the 12 most recently reported months preceding the date of application. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • lands: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Limited liability company agreement: means any agreement, whether referred to as a limited liability company agreement, operating agreement or otherwise, written, oral or implied, of the member or members as to the affairs of a limited liability company and the conduct of its activities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Limited partner: means :
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Low-profit limited liability company: means a limited liability company that satisfies the requirements of section 1611. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Member: means a person that has been admitted as a member of a limited liability company under section 1551. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Military redevelopment zone: means a specified area within a municipality that is contained within a labor market that includes a military facility that sustained a loss of 400 or more employed workers, if the loss was caused by a federal military facility closure or downsizing, during the 5-year period immediately preceding the time of application for designation as a military redevelopment zone, or is projected to sustain a loss of 400 or more employed workers during the 5-year period immediately following the time of application, and has been designated by the commissioner as a military redevelopment zone under section 5250?J, subsection 3?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipal legislative body: means :
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001
  • Municipal officers: means :
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001
  • Municipality: means a city or town, except as provided in chapter 225. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Organization: means , whether domestic or foreign: a partnership, whether general or limited; a limited liability company; a business trust; an association; a corporation; a professional corporation; a professional association; a nonprofit corporation; a government, including a state, county or any other governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; or other entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Organization: includes domestic and foreign organizations whether or not organized for profit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Organizational documents: means :
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Organizational documents: means :
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Partner: means a limited partner or general partner. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Partnership agreement: means the partners' agreement, whether oral, implied, in a record or in any combination, concerning the limited partnership. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Person: shall mean the State, any municipality, political subdivision, institution, public or private corporation, individual, partnership or other entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1751
  • Person: means , whether domestic or foreign: an individual; a partnership, whether general or limited; a limited liability company; a trust; a business trust; an estate; an association; a corporation; a professional corporation; a professional association; a nonprofit corporation; a government, including a country, state, county or any other governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; a custodian; a nominee; a trustee; a personal representative; a fiduciary; or any other individual or entity, or series thereof, in its own or any representative capacity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Person dissociated as a general partner: means a person dissociated as a general partner of a limited partnership. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Personal liability: means personal liability for a debt, liability or other obligation of an organization that is imposed on a person that co-owns, has an interest in or is a member of the organization:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Pine Tree Development Zone benefits: means :
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Poultry: means all domesticated birds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1751
  • Principal office: means the office where the principal executive office of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership is located, whether or not the office is located in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • qualified business: means any for-profit business in this State engaged in or that will engage in financial services, manufacturing or a targeted technology business that has added or will add at least one qualified Pine Tree Development Zone employee above its base level of employment in this State and that meets the following criteria:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • Qualified business activity: means a business activity that is conducted within a Pine Tree Development Zone and is directly related to financial services, manufacturing or a targeted technology business for which the business receives a letter of certification from the commissioner pursuant to section 5250?O. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • qualified Pine Tree Development Zone employees: means new, full-time employees hired in this State by a qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business for work directly in one or more qualified business activities for whom a retirement program subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 United States Code §§ 101 to 1461, as amended, and group health insurance are provided and whose income derived from employment within the Pine Tree Development Zone, calculated on a calendar year basis, is greater than the most recent annual per capita personal income in the county in which the qualified employee is employed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in written or paper form. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • registered mail: when used in connection with any requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Required information: means the information that a limited partnership is required to maintain under section 1311. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • right of contribution: means any benefit provided by a person to a limited partnership in order to become a partner or in the person's capacity as a partner. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Secretary of State: means the Secretary of State for this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Sign: means :
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Sign: means , with the present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Statement of authority: means a statement described in section 1542, subsection 1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Surviving organization: means an organization into which one or more other organizations are merged whether the organization preexisted the merger or was created by the merger. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Surviving organization: means an organization into which one or more other organizations are merged. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1431
  • Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Transfer: includes an assignment, conveyance, deed, bill of sale, lease, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, gift and transfer by operation of law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Transfer: includes an assignment, conveyance, deed, bill of sale, lease, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, gift and transfer by operation of law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Transferable interest: means a partner's right to receive distributions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Transferable interest: means the right, as originally associated with a person's capacity as a member, to receive distributions from a limited liability company in accordance with the limited liability company agreement, whether or not the person remains a member or continues to own any part of the right. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Transferee: means a person to which all or part of a transferable interest has been transferred, whether or not the transferor is a partner. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Transferee: means a person to which all or part of a transferable interest has been transferred, whether or not the transferor is a member. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
  • Unit of local government: means a municipality, county, plantation, unorganized territory or Indian tribe. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I
  • zone: means a specified area within the boundaries of the State that has been designated by the commissioner as a Pine Tree Development Zone in accordance with section 5250?J, subsection 3?A or 3?B. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5250-I